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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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